Authors: R Rajyalakshmi, V Rajani
Introduction: The liver is a common location for primary as well as secondary malignant tumours, and the clinical and imaging findings are usually nonspecific. Though histopathology is the gold standard, ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology offers promising results. Materials and Methods: A total number of 38 patients with single and multiple space-occupying lesions of the liver, were subjected to ultrasound-guided FNAC and the cytology features were analyzed. Results: The present study included hepatocellular carcinoma (11), hepatoblastoma (1), and metastatic deposits (19). Four cases were inflammatory, and the rest were cell poor and inconclusive. Conclusion: Ultrasound guided FNAC is an affordable and accurate means of confirming the diagnosis of the primary and secondary malignant tumors of the liver. Keywords: FNAC, Focal liver lesions, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Adenocarcinoma, Hepatoblastoma.
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